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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Speaking as the parent of a child at Norwood, [b]the assumption of some PPs is that every Norwood student should want to attend STA, Sidwell or GDS.  That assumption simply doesn't hold true for every Norwood student.[/b]  Each is a fine school, but none of the three are ones my child wants to go to.  His Top 3 currently (and subject to change) are Landon, Bullis and Georgetown Prep.      [/quote]

As a parent of multiple Norwood grads who moved on to Sidwell, let me just say that I agree with this statement 100%. I believe that it holds true for most Norwood families (even those who send their kids to STA/NCS, GDS or Sidwell) and that it is part of what makes Norwood such a great environment and one that we loved. One of the things that is great about Norwood is that it provides a great education for all the kids. It  helps prepare students to excel at Sidwell, STA/NCS, GDS if one of them is the right fit, but at the same time there is not a pervasive view or feeling that those schools are the be-all and end-all, or that everyone aspires to go to them. If going to Sidwell or STA for example was seen as a brass ring that everyone was trying to grab, we certainly wouldn't have wanted to be part of that environment as a K-8 school for very long. Even though our kids ended up at Sidwell, we certainly weren't pushing it, it was their choice. One recent year I believe that 5 grads turned down Sidwell and only 1 ended up going, and several chose Maret over Sidwell.[/quote]

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